Hugh Laurie

Outgoing "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson is now an American citizen, which may help explain why he seemed much more comfortable goofing on U.S. politicians with guest Hugh Laurie on Thursday night. But together, they may have come up with the greatest idea to hit Washington in years: Bill Clinton's drag name. Laurie was telling Ferguson about a tour he was once given of the White House by a woman named Dorothy LeBlond. "That's Clinton's drag name, I think," Ferguson said. Actually, LeBlond was the daughter of then-President George H.W. Bush. She has since remarried and now goes by Dorothy Bush Koch. But no matter, Ferguson wasn't done....

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